The Lookalike

Synopsis

Drug lord William Spinks has a curious obsession with Sadie Hill and uses family friends Bobby and Frank to get to her. But when Sadie's death jeopardizes a major deal, Bobby and Frank set out to find a replacement, a lookalike to fool Spinks. The shady plan propels an ex-basketball champion, a deaf beauty, an addict, and an aspiring actress into an unlikely romance and a desperate quest to start over.

Drug lord William Spinks has a curious obsession with Sadie Hill and uses family friends Bobby and Frank to get to her. But when Sadie's death jeopardizes a major deal, Bobby and Frank set out to find a replacement, a lookalike to fool Spinks. The shady plan propels an ex-basketball champion, a deaf beauty, an addict, and an aspiring actress into an unlikely romance and a desperate quest to start over.

Movie Reviews

Watchable but feels a bit poser-ish.

By poser-ish I mean that it's trying to be a gritty crime ensemble
flick but it's just a little 'off' in most regards.

The acting is a little 'off' at times as is the direction, editing and
the cinematography isn't the best, they are trying to make it look
fancy but instead manages to do the exact opposite.

The overall plot is pretty cool but the dialogue could definitely have
done with some enhancements with a lot of cheesy lines that feels like
they were taken out of a soap-opera at times.

So yeah it's not a film that grabbed me by the edge of my seat and
occasionally my mind wondered astray but for the more-part it managed
to keep my interest.

So yeah watchable but flawed, 5.5/10 from me.

Reviewed by LeonLouisRicci 7 / 10

Quirky B-Movie with a Good Story and a Bevy of Hotties

A Somewhat Gritty and Sometimes Amusing Off-Beat Little Crime Story
About Drug Dealers and Assorted Hotties. Many Familiar Faces Can Be
Seen in This Underrated Movie with Many a Quirk and a Complicated Plot
of Misdirection and Coincidental, but Important Situations.

It's Got Enough Violence and Underworld Middle-Level Drug Stuff to be
Sleazy, It's Set in New Orleans, to be Worth a Watch. Nothing Here is
New in the Genre but it Tries Hard to Include Characters with Expected
and Not So Expected Human Flaws.

Justin Long was Outstanding in Tusk (2014 Directed by Kevin Smith) and
is Fine as the Nucleus of the Story and the Women Here are All Smokin
Hot and that Adds to the Attraction.

The Film's Aloof Manner Keeps This From the Neo-Noir Genre Although it
Contains Some Elements. Nothing Memorable, but is a Good B-Movie and
the Cast and Some Style Make This a Good Pick When Slumming.

Reviewed by kosmasp 7 / 10

Decent Lookalike (Thriller)

Some might argue a perfect lookalike, which wouldn't be wrong at all.
The movie itself has quite a few characters it has to bring together or
at least introduce and let them play out what they are trying to do.
Obviously everyone involved has their own agenda and not everything is
as it seems.

Acting-wise you get what you'd expect, with so many known faces. Some
might be surprised by the women involved, but only in a very positive
way. They all have tough roles to play out, but they deliver. While the
story might not have that wow effect going for it, it still is as the
movie itself pretty good.